Music Folk
Nr Dunoon FREE Ceilidh Trail Strachur Memorial Hall, Strachur, A touring series of traditional music performances following in the footsteps of Columba. See www.fiddleworkshop.co.uk for more details, or call 01301 703504. Dean Castle, Dean Road, 01563 554900. 6.45pm. £15. Another night of music in the courtyard of Dean Castle, including the rootsy pop of Galway heroes the Saw Doctors and England’s Mercury prize- nominated Lakeman. Tickets available from Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock.
Friday 7 Monday 10
Kelso ■ Picnic Concert with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Kelso Racecourse, 01330 822426. 7.30pm. £18. Enjoy outdoor Scottish fiddle and accordion music from these two folkie stalwarts. Bring a picnic and something to sit on and relax in the sunshine (hopefully). For those with a taste for luxury – reserve a Gazebo pitch with a group of friends for £100 + individual ticket prices. You can also order a special luxury picnic at an extra cost of £45 for two.
Fife ■ Auchtermuchty Festival Auchtermuchty. Times vary. Prices vary. The guests at the TMSA’s festival of traditional music this year include singers and musicians Jock Duncan, Jess Smith, John Watt, Henry Douglas, Jim Bainbridge, Barbara Dymock, Pete Clark, Hamish Moore and Norman Chalmers, Dougie MacKenzie, Doris Rougvie, Sheila Kininmonth, Aileen Carr, Joe Aitken, Pete Shepheard, Conundrum Showband, and the Rosely Ceilidh Band. Peebles ■ Peter Morrison and Alastair McDonald Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Scottish music, stories, and a laugh from old pals Peter and Alastair.
Stirling FREE Summer Sessions Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 7–10pm. Traditional Scottish music from local talent and visiting Scottish performers.
Saturday 8
Glasgow ■ Yvonne Lyon City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £8. Young up-and-coming Scottish acoustic singer- songwriter performs songs from her new album, Ashes & Gold.
Winterset Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling ✽✽ Rachel Unthank & the 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Tyneside Mercury-nominated and BBC Radio award-winning all-women quartet performs a wide range of contemporary traditional music.
Kilmarnock ■ Kilmarnock Edition Festival: Lloyd Cole, Camera Obscura, Kris Drever and Robbie MacInnes Dean Castle, Dean Road, 01563 554900. 6.45pm. £15. A showcase of Scottish music, from brand new Kilmarnock singer-songwriter MacInnes to Commotions frontman Cole, who has released 19 albums in his 25-year career. Tickets available from Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock. Auchtermuchty ■ Auchtermuchty Folk Festival Auchtermuchty, Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 7.
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Auchtermuchty ■ Auchtermuchty Festival Auchtermuchty, Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 7. Kilmarnock ■ Kilmarnock Edition Festival: Saw Doctors, Seth Lakeman, Jo Mango & Ballachulish Hellhounds
40 THE LIST 6–13 Aug 2009
Glasgow ■ Come and Try Sessions The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. A chance to try the basics of piping. Part of Piping Live! FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 564 4242. 11am & 4pm. Some of the best pipers in the world perform every day. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Noon. Sessions from Bodega (10 Aug); Xermiers de Sollers (11 Aug); The Armagh Pipers Club (12 Aug) and Hepta (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Workshop Series The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.30pm. £5. Workshops highlighting various aspects of piping care, musical technique and history. Part of Piping Live! ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1pm. £8 (£6). A selection of some of the best competition pipers including Chris Armstrong (10 Aug); Jack Lee (11 Aug); Patrick Morland (12 Aug) and Alasdair Gilles (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE The Music of the Clans George Square, 1pm. Music from Perthshire and Sutherland associated with Clan Murray (10 Aug); Mull, Coll and Jacobite tunes associated with Clan MacLean (11 Aug); Ayrshire music associated with Clan Campbell (12 Aug); pipe music and poetry with Clan MacDonald (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE India Alba The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. Indian classical and Scottish traditional music is mixed together, exploring the common ground between two traditions as they launch their second CD. Part of Piping Live! FREE Fred Morrison The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. One of Scotland’s most inspirational pipers, singers and bouzouki players launching his new CD Outlands. Part of Piping Live! FREE John MacKay of Raasay: A Link to the Past The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. A talk by Dr Hugh Cheape. Part of Piping Live! FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. Four of the world’s best young pipers battle it out each day to become this year’s Pipe Idol. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 4pm. £2. Classic Ceol Mor with Robert Wallace and guests. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.45pm. Sessions from Annie Grace (10 Aug); Ru-Ra (11 Aug); Hepta (12 Aug) and Dram (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. Sessions from Oran Mor Pipe Band (10 Aug); Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band (11 Aug); Xermiers de Sollers (12 Aug) and Peel Regional Police Pipe Band (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE Piping on the Clyde The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw,
The Heptones Formed in Jamaica in 1965 The Heptones were one of the top vocal groups of the rocksteady era. Working with names like Coxsone Dodds and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry back in the day they reunited in 1995 and have been bringing real reggae back to the live circuit ever since. ■ The Ferry, Glasgow, Sun 9 Aug.
01698 360 085. 7pm. Ticketed. Wallace Bagpipes in association with College of Piping Radio present performances from Clydebank, Brian Lamond, Australia Highlanders, Fife Constabulary and more Pipe Bands. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piping Live! Opening Concert The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). The Festival of Piping kicks off with bagpipes in contemporary roots and rocking folk, from Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Bodega. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. Continue the party after the concerts with of-the-moment grooves from Chris Gibb & Lauren MacColl, Fraser Fifield, Stephen Blake, Craig Muirhead and James McKenzie (10 Aug); The Lowland & Borders Pipers Society (11 Aug); The Armagh Pipers, Patrick Molard, Xeremiers de Soller (12 Aug); Rough Tides, Armagh Pipers and Hepta (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Summer Piping School College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. £70. Week long course in piping, pre-booking at www.college-of-piping.co.uk recommended. Part of Piping Live!. Stirling ■ Jim Malcolm Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. Ex-Old Blind Dogs singer, guitarist and excellent moothie player.
Tuesday 11 Glasgow ■ Family Fun Day The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 11am–4pm. £2.50 per adult and child; 50p each extra child. Quizzes, tours, ceilidhs, Highland dancing and fun for all the family. Part of Piping Live! ■ Come and Try Sessions The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Mon 10. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Noon. See Mon 10. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 12.30pm. Special presentation from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Part of Piping Live!
■ Workshop Series The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.30pm. £5. See Mon 10. ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 10. FREE BeggBagpipes.com presents . . . The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.30pm. Jim Begg will give a short talk about everything BeggBagpipes.com has to offer. Part of Piping Live! FREE John MacKay of Raasay: A Link to the Past The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. See Mon 10. FREE The Music of the Clans George Square, 2pm. See Mon 10. FREE Piping and Pipe Music of the 45 The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. A look at the links between piping and the 1745 Jacobite Rising with author Bruce Campbell. Part of Piping Live! FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. See Mon 10. ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 4pm. £2. See Mon 10. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 564 4242. 4pm. See Mon 10. ■ Todd’s Bar Masters Drumming Recital Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 4pm. £10. A tribute to drum genius Alex Duthart featuring Jim Kilpatrick, Reid Maxwell, Barry Wilson, Gordon Brown, Steven McWhirter and more. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.45pm. See Mon 10. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 5.30pm. See Mon 10. ■ The RT Shepherd International Quartet Competition Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Pipe band showdown with judges hidden amongst the audience as the competitors play a March, Strathspey and Reel and a Medley. Featuring pipers from the